Use DraftKings promo code to get $150 bonus bets by targeting NFL preseason Week 1, Blue Jays-Yankees Friday
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- DraftKings is offering new users $150 in bonus bets after a first wager of just $5, tied to Friday's three-game NFL preseason slate and a marquee Blue Jays-Yankees MLB matchup.
- SportsLine expert Larry Hartstein is backing the Jets to cover as 6.5-point favorites over the Buccaneers, noting Tampa Bay will start undrafted QBs Connor Bazelak and Jalon Daniels because Baker Mayfield won't play and Jake Browning has a back injury.
- Hartstein also picked the Dolphins (-155) to defeat the Commanders, citing Malik Willis's recent practice improvement and Dan Quinn's 7-20 all-time preseason record.
- The SportsLine Projection Model projects the Blue Jays (+1.5) to cover against Gerrit Cole and the Yankees in 66% of 10,000 simulations, with Toronto 8-1 with a +1.5-run spread over its last nine games and Cole having failed to cover a 1.5-run spread in his last six starts.
- Combining all three picks into a DraftKings parlay would pay out at +433 ($100 risk to profit $433), though odds are subject to change.
- The SportsLine Projection Model entered Week 21 of the MLB season on a 45-30 run on top-rated MLB picks and has returned nearly 30 units of profit on home run prop picks in 2025.
Why it matters: For bettors with $5 to spare, the DraftKings promo unlocks $150 in bonus bets — but the article's real value is in the picks themselves: a Jets cover built on Tampa Bay's third-string QB situation, a Dolphins ML backed by Quinn's historically bad preseason record (7-20), and a Blue Jays cover the model hits at a 66% clip against Cole, who hasn't covered a 1.5-run spread in six starts.
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